Nicholas Knoblauch
Senior Scientist at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Knoblauch is a Senior Scientist in the San Francisco Bay Area with 11 years of experience applying statistical learning and genomics to unravel complex disease etiology. He holds a PhD in Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology from the University of Chicago and blends deep academic training with hands-on roles at BioMarin and Genentech. Nicholas moves between research and software development, shipping analytical solutions that bridge experimental design, computational modeling, and translational impact. Known for staying current with cutting-edge statistical methods, he brings a pragmatic focus on reproducible pipelines and interpretable results. Colleagues rely on him to translate dense biological questions into robust, production-ready analyses that inform drug development decisions.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Genetics Genomics and Systems Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Genetics Genomics and Systems Biology at University of Chicago
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Github Skills (157)
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
CreRecombinase/r-novice-inflammation
Dec 2016 - Aug 2019
Software Carpentry introduction to R for novices using inflammation data.
Contributions:4 PRs, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 8 months
novicescarpentryintroduction-to-rsoftware-carpentry
CreRecombinase/EigenH5
Nov 2017 - Mar 2020
New HDF5 interface using HighFive
Contributions:12 releases, 157 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 3 months
reductionpython-bindingshdf5
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